Apple Announces ResearchKit, Which Uses IPhones To Gather Enormous Data Sets For Treatment And Study

Parkinson's disease, diabetes, asthma—ResearchKit makes it possible for large-scale data collection from anyone with an iPhone.

At today's Apple event, Apple senior vice president of operations Jeff Williams took the stage to announce ResearchKit, a framework made specifically for medical research. Basically, it transforms the iPhone and HealthKit into a diagnostic tools that research institutions can use to track patient progress in real time.

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